Albert Von Tilzer

Original name: Albert Gumm (a shortened form of Gumbinski, Guminski, Gummblinsky, Gumbinsky, or...)

Born: 29 March 1878 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Parents: mother's maiden name was Tilzer

Died: 1 October 1956 in Los Angeles, California

Songwriter: most notably, "Take Me Out To The Ball Game"

References:
Wikipedia
Parlorsongs.com